The Real Life Fit - Rachael Broderick

Got to make them falcon payments! 😂

I'm starting a cult, it's called, "Over 40 and IDGAF". We largely drink frozen margaritas, eat Nachos and swear about parenting..

Who's in?

RIP Ma'am

Workout done... And yes, I did wear the hat for my workout because...

a) it's effing freezing here in Manchester
b) once you commit to wearing a beanie hat it's very difficult to take it off for the rest of the day due to hat hair!

My husband things I look like a skater kid in this hat. I think I look 'sic' as the yoof would say...

Am I too old for this hat? Balls to that!

I think it was Brene Brown who told a story about a village where all the women washed clothes together down by the river. When they all got washing machines, there was a sudden outbreak of depression and no one could figure out why.

It wasn't the washing machines in and of themselves. It was the absence of time spent doing things together. It was the absence of community.
Friends, we’ve gotten so independent.

We’re “fine” we tell ourselves even when in reality we’re depressed, we’re overwhelmed, we’re lonely, and we’re hurting. “We’re fine, we’re just too busy right now” we say when days, weeks, months, and years go by without connecting with friends. I’m fine, I’m fine, I’m fine. It’s so easy to say even when it’s not true.

We’ve become so isolated and it’s hard to know how to get back. It’s so hard to know how to even begin to build the kind of relationships our hearts need. And I think In our current culture, it’s just not as organic as it once was. It's more work now.

Because you know, we have our own washing machines. We don't depend on each other to do laundry, or cook dinner, or raise babies anymore. We don't really depend on each other for much of anything if we're being honest.
In Brene Brown’s book Braving the Wilderness, she says that being lonely effects the length of our life expectancy similar to smoking 15 ci******es a day. I don’t say that to freak anyone out, but to let you know that the longing for connection is LEGIT. I think we’ve treated friendship like a luxury for far too long; friendship isn’t a luxury, it’s a necessity.

We don't want it. We kind of need it.

Be independent. Be proud of it. But be an independent woman who realizes the value and the importance of opening the door to other good women.
You can do it alone, but you don't have to. Islands are only fun for so long.
There is true magic when women come together and hold hands and share ideas and share stories and struggles and endless bowls of salsa. You use your gifts, and I'll use mine, and then we'll invite that girl over there who brings a completely different set of skills to the table we are building, and we'll watch together as something miraculous unfold.

SELF COMPASSION

Last night I put my daughter to bed and lay down. Headache starting, which was from tiredness and dehydration. It was 8pm and I fell asleep. Fully clothed. Make up on.

Sometimes it's needed. Don't fight it if what you want to do is sleep. Watching another episode on Netflix isn't going to make you feel energised on the inside of your body needs to rest.

Listen and respond. Don't fight your body but take notes instead.

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Advice from María Sabina, Mexican healer and poet - “Heal yourself with the light of the sun and the rays of the moon. With the sound of the river and the waterfall. With the swaying of the sea and the fluttering of birds. Heal yourself with mint, neem, and eucalyptus. Sweeten with lavender, rosemary, and chamomile. Hug yourself with the cocoa bean and a hint of cinnamon. Put love in tea instead of sugar and drink it looking at the stars. Heal yourself with the kisses that the wind gives you and the hugs of the rain. Stand strong with your bare feet on the ground and with everything that comes from it. Be smarter every day by listening to your intuition, looking at the world with your forehead. Jump, dance, sing, so that you live happier. Heal yourself, with beautiful love, and always remember ... you are the medicine.”

Are you creating space for yourself?
Finding your space isn't just about the physical but yourself as a whole. How are you making your own space, be it time for yourself, your soul or even your physical surroundings?
Finding your space can be as simple as buying yourself some flowers, tidying a draw that's full of clutter or sitting in quiet for 10 minutes with a cup of tea.
It's about finding that time and those moments by creating them and giving awareness to yourself in how your environment internal and external makes you feel.

What can you do to be as kind to yourself today as possible?

Sleep? Go for a walk? Saying no to someone?

In a world where we are often judged by our output, it can be hard to stop and take a moment and say "what is it I need right now?"

Learning to be flexible in your expectations of yourself at certain times is not failure but kindness.

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SUNDAY MORNING //

Warmth, light, quietness, bliss 🙏🏻❤️

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Finding a beautiful moment in the day once again ❤️🙏🏻